Council: Front and Center

CIVIL NUCLEAR AGREEMENT WITH SAUDI ARABIA COULD POSE SERIOUS NON-PROLIFERATION CONCERNS The Trump administration announced on July 22 that it finalized an agreement for civil nuclear cooperation with Saudi Arabia, a landmark announcement with significant non-proliferation concerns. Although the full text of the agreement has not yet been released to the public, reporting indicates that the arrangement will […]

WE’RE 64! SEND US BIRTHDAY WISHES! We’re celebrating the Council‘s 64th birthday this month and we need your help! Will you take a few seconds to send us birthday wishes on this form? Inspired by the Beatles song “When I’m Sixty Four,” we’re hoping you will let us know why you “still need us” as the only organization specifically […]

TRUMP: I TALK ABOUT DENUCLEARIZATION WITH CHINA ALL THE TIME The eyes of the world were on Beijing this week as President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi met for a highly anticipated bilateral summit. It was reported that the leaders emphasized interest in a stable relationship between the two countries, discussing enhanced economic cooperation and market access as well as […]

TRUMP SAYS USING NUCLEAR WEAPONS IN IRAN IS OFF THE TABLE We will soon enter our third month of the U.S.-Israeli war in Iran with no clear off-ramps in sight. On April 21, President Donald Trump unliterally extended a ceasefire with Iran for an indefinite period of time as scheduled negotiations in Pakistan were put on hold. The […]

TRUMP ADMINISTRATION CITES NUCLEAR CONCERNS AS REASON FOR WAR IN IRAN On February 28, in the midst of diplomatic negotiations on Iran’s nuclear weapons program, the United States and Israel carried out a coordinated military operation against Iran. The Trump administration cited anxiety over Iran’s nuclear weapons program as one of the confusing and sometimes contradictory justifications […]